Coscinomancy
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Divination by the use of a suspended sieve sometimes from tongs or shears. The movement of the sieve when a person's name or word is spoken is interpreted. uncountable
"1603 Christopher Heydon A Defence of Ivdiciall Astrolgie And as for Hydromancie, and Choschinomancie, they could vanish as superfluous, as were evident and ridiculous even to the ignorant."
Example
More examples"1603 Christopher Heydon A Defence of Ivdiciall Astrolgie And as for Hydromancie, and Choschinomancie, they could vanish as superfluous, as were evident and ridiculous even to the ignorant."
Etymology
Ancient Greek koskinomantis, "a diviner using a sieve", from koskinon, "a sieve".
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